Word: targets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...federal employees? They're an easy target. By implementing a screening process at a pre-existing checkpoint--in this case, people who need some form of security clearance--the government reinforces an existing power dynamic. Not only can they be screened more easily in a technical sense, but the drug test begins to look like just another item on a list of criteria that an individual must meet...
Brian C. Offutt '87, chairman of theUndergraduate Council, offered to be a target foreager contestants. While waiting to take hisperch, Offutt sported a cigar and said, "I believethat no one will succeed in dunking me todaybecause I am invincible...
...comic comeback has also involved some sophisticated product innovation. Beginning around 1980, publishers began upgrading their wares substantially, departing from a piecework system of production to grant royalties to writers and illustrators. The target audience changed, from early teenagers or younger to the 16-to-25 age group. Says Jim Shooter, editor in chief at Marvel: "The major market is targeted to followers of Star Wars or Indiana Jones...
...which will make financial aid available to part-time students, is an important step toward recognizing the changing nature of higher education. In addition, the new law makes some small changes in the administration of federal programs which should help target funds more effectively...
...stout walking shoes, flowing scarf and goggles, Thatcher looked like a "cross between Isadora Duncan and Lawrence of Arabia," as the Daily Telegraph affectionately put it. With the help of a few tips from the commander of the Royal Hussars' regiment, the British leader locked on her target with a laser beam and pulled the trigger, sending a 6-lb. practice shell 1,000 yds. directly to its mark. Kohl too scored a hit. "I loved it!" exclaimed Thatcher. Asked if her performance meant that women should be frontline soldiers, she dodged, but only slightly. "I'm sure after today...